
Neil Haggerty
ReporterNeil Haggerty was formerly the Congress reporter for American Banker. He previously was a financial regulation reporter at MLex Market Insight.

Neil Haggerty was formerly the Congress reporter for American Banker. He previously was a financial regulation reporter at MLex Market Insight.
A senior Treasury department official said it's an "adapt or die" situation for regulators and financial firms in the midst of a growing fintech space.
Democrats attempted to counter Republicans’ praise for the increased investment, wages and bonuses resulting from the tax bill by tying it to Wells Fargo's recent scandals.
Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., the CBC's chair, requested with a meeting with the comptroller of the currency to "enlighten" him about discrimination in banking.
The bill aimed at helping struggling homeowners also requires documentation of servicer behavior and FHFA evaluation of the services provided to borrowers.
The legislation unveiled this week left out a requirement — included in an earlier version — for new companies to report their true owners.
The Senate Banking Committee approved the nominations of Richard Clarida as vice chairman of the Fed and Michelle "Miki" Bowman as a Fed governor.
Despite bipartisan support, the latest congressional effort to enable the legal marijuana industry's access to the banking system still faces plenty of roadblocks.
In a break with his own Justice Department, President Trump suggested Friday he would sign a bill co-authored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren to protect financial institutions that help legal marijuana businesses.
Months after a group of Democrats helped propel Dodd-Frank reforms forward, the opposition party’s identity crisis on banking policy is still on full display.
The bipartisan legislation would enable business in legal-marijuana states to access banking services, removing a key hurdle for a fast-growing industry.
The Massachusetts senator and architect of the CFPB offered a sharp contrast to the administration's deregulatory agenda and sent strong signals of a presidential run.
Democratic CFTC commissioner Rostin Behnam said Monday that the proposed changes to the proprietary trading ban go too far.
Further legislative reform will face resistance, but it could still happen.
A change in House leadership in midterms would slow down regulatory relief initiatives and put more heat on Trump-appointed regulators.
A change in House leadership in midterms would slow down regulatory relief initiatives and put more heat on Trump-appointed regulators.
Mick Mulvaney, the agency’s acting director, suggests U.S. startups — like their U.K. counterparts — may eventually be able to test products without fear of regulatory action.
More than a dozen lawmakers wrote to the banking agencies Friday, arguing that any regulatory reforms to the Community Reinvestment Act should focus on expanding access to credit.
The industry’s biggest legislative victory in a decade made it to the finish line Thursday.
Montgomery was confirmed by the Senate 74-23 to serve his second stint at the FHA, where he previously was commissioner during the George W. Bush administration.
In the continued absence of legislation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator announced work on a new capital framework.